The Wounding Effects of Mauget and Creative Sales Injections

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Figure 1.
Experimental technique showing placement of treatments on each tree on stem at 4.5’ and at stem/root buttress interface. ICK = Insertion tool control; IT = Insertion tool treatment; DCK = Drill control; DT = Drill treatment.
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Figure 3.
Effects of Creative Sales MD nutrient treatment. A. After treatment. MD capsule placed in weak tissue accelerated death and increased injury. B. Onset of treatment. MD capsule in place. C. New wood laid down 18 months after treatment. Approximately 1.5’ of new south wood. D. After treatment. Necrotic tissue (NT) emanating away from capsule of MD fertilizer.
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Fig. 2.
Effects of treatments 18 months later showing the external (A and C) and the internal (B and D) effects of the treatments made by either the Insertion tool (C and D) or the drill (A and B). DCK = Drill control; DT = Drill treatment; ICK = Insertion tool control; IT = Insertion tool treatment.

Table 1.

Wounds in sugar maples following treatment with Mauget technology.

Treatment^¹	Wound rating^³
Stem injection 4.5’ above Soil Line	3 Months	18 Months
Stemix nutrient^²
Drill	2.8	2.8
Insertion tool	5.0	5.0
Water control
Drill	2.2	2.2
Insertion tool	4.0	4.0
Stem/root buttress interface
Stemix Nutrient
Drill	3.2	3.2
Insertion tool	5.2	5.2
Water Control
Drill	1.6	1.6
Insertion Tool	3.8	3.8

↵¹ Drill wound made with 11/64” diameter bit, 3/8” into xylem. Insertion tool wound made with 3/16” diameter steel rod driven to a depth oí 3’4” into xylem.
↵² Stemix nutrient contains in a water base (total nitrogen 0.7%, available phosphoric acid 1.0%, soluble potash 0.9%, copper 0.1 %, iron 0.4%, manganese 0.1 % and zinc 0.4%).
↵³ Wounds were rated on a scale of 1 -7. 1 =Lateral death of tissues (LDT) involving pholem, cambium and xylem restricted to the diameter of drill bit or insertion tool. 7 = LDT greater than 20 mm. Average of 5 trees. (5 wounds/treatment. Total 40 wounds)

Table 2.

Wounds in sugar maples following implants of Medicap MD.

Treatment^¹	Wound Rating^²
Treatment^¹	3 Months	18 Months
Implant at stem/root buttress interface
Experimental “T”	4.2	5.2
Experimental “T” and
Medical MD	4.4	5.4
Medicap MD	5.0	6.0
Control (Empty Medicap MD Capsule)	2.8	3.8

↵¹ Creative Sales implants were made using a 3/8“ diameter drill to a depth of 1.5 “ into the xylem. Medicap MD contains in dry formulation (Total nitrogen 12.0%, available phosphoric acid 4.0%, soluble potash 4.0%, iron 4.0%, manganese 4.0% and zinc 4.0%).
↵² Wounds were rated on a scale of 1-7. 1 =Lateral death of tissues (LDT) involving pholem, cambium and xylem restricted to the diameter of drill bit or insertion tool. 7 = LDT greater than 20 mm. Average of 5 trees. (5 wounds/treatment. Total 20 wounds)